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amylogen

American  
[uh-mil-uh-juhn, -jen] / əˈmɪl ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. the water-soluble part of a starch granule.


Etymology

Origin of amylogen

First recorded in 1875–80; amylo- + -gen

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